Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-03-23
VOL. xI---NO. Is7

Rsferriue 10 the propnas8 ansnsmsn
oasred las1 niRht bG John Moriss. -
ieotinR TIE deelArafioa af urrsney %,
TIE GsveFnmsnt biil. Mr.. smith reminf
a the Hoaza that Gladsfona had ~
slsled the anpsdmsnt n 1881. II,
paslfisn % the 0nReFunenf noe waa ~
sane ~ that 81 Mr.. dladsfnne,a Govern.
une1t then. Rses raine tAs Americas
attitude toward Ireland. the rpaakaI
said that ths Gowsrnmeut's Land hlll
wouid Be diviaed into two paFta Ona
Of thess weuid Be introduced lmmedi-
a1Rly. The other wouid b. q land puF-
chase bill o. vide seops. Both measures
woald be foand 20 b. framed on tha
principlsa of honesty and justice.
The speakeF, hsweVer. thoarht ahaa
the Governments could noe hope THAI
any msasure framed on aheaa linhn
weald satisfv the Irish Nkii0nal Tsanrue,
which he said vas q successor Of the
Lan1 LEAGUE and was the cause Of all
the disosrAnixation and terrorism PER-
vadine Ireland. Smith said be haped
she House would speedily ad0pa che
Governments treasure. IN the Hunaa
did not adopt them. the aovaKnmsnA
would be compelled % aak the opinion
OF the eoumtxv % aifheR acnfnrm DO
their policy or relieve tAem of the re-
spansihilitiea OF the GeveFnmene.
dahn Morley In removing bis oh}ac-
tios for urRenev, d@~ied absolutely
Smith'a assertions az 10 the lawlaaa een-
ditton % Ireland. ana demanded thai
the Governments Give comparative skmlin-
tics Of criane IN Ireland. which he aAiA
would show thas. beyond q certain very
uaRrow area. the country had seldom
bsea quieter. The Govarnmens's 70
stFictive legislation would only agra
vate such evils ~ existed. and wonld
weaken and apail Whatever remedies
they had IN store. The Land Oommia-
sion hsd declared that She canse OF The
comhiusti -us among the people was The
inability Of the tenants 20 paw the exeea-
siva rents. Il bad been shown that
Irish landlords csmbined their hablts
of extravaeanoe IN emulation Of tha
richer landlords Of England with 9
system 81 raek-reut. No matter hou
hard tenants might strive ~ meet their
rents. this vretehed landlord systsm
crushed them. Tue oaercion proposals
OF the GoveFnment appeared 10 BE- bassd
upan the idea that the people OF ireland
we're indolenl aad dishonest, hut thoua
Who knew them had q dill rent conoep-
ton Of their character. Thay believed
them 10 be honest, hard.worklng and
truthful.
He could oaIv regard the bill e
measure designed 10 enable the land
lords - exioFi exhoFbifant rents, b.
throwing the Law on the side Of the
rich, removing all coarctve or protao-
tive power which the tenants derived
from combining, and putting coercion
upon unfortunate tenants. be yes lesa
anxious 10 secure rents for some land
lords than 70 procure z iust rent for
these good and honest working people
(eheers). Some landlords pFaetised g
plan OF campaign Of their own mofs i'm
moral and more deserving Of being
salled a sWindie than Was the plan OF
lhe tenants. Some land aQents at
tempted 70 oOerce the tenants into bay
ng under Q nri0F cot, debating
he terms OF purchase and threatening
10 evlos unless the tenant CONSENTED.
rbe GeveFnnent demanded urgency for
he bill, giving sach men the power 10
'oros the tenants 10 pay the unreas0na-
BE rent or to purchase at unreasonable
prices. Behind this bill lay another
proposal that the British tax payer be
laenrity il coercion OF the tenants failed
o satisfy the Iandlorda. ID was Irish
history over aRain. Moral wrongs pro-
PRESSING upon the snEoFinR OF the
seopIe without any legal remedy.
Then would CONS illegal acts 10 secure
l0methinQ like moral rights; then o0ef-
lion. driving the Just discomfort under
he surface and exciting q feature Of
liseontent. Oheersl The wiaeat pol
cy 10 remedial legislation, which would
lestFoy the roots Of discontent. In
S8l, when the coercion bill was passed,
be number Of evioti0ns rose enormous
v, and the number Of oatraGea In
reaaed from 40 in February, 1891, 70
10 Ia January, 1882. aud 30 $50 In
aareh. Hear. hear.l
He doubted whether the excessive
'enal laws Of the eighteenth century
lid mere 30 iniure Ireland thAn the
lgrArian laws of the present century.
Heart beaFll To ask urgency for
,iacinR the Law on The side Of lhe land
ord vas 10 shut the door Of hope on
he tenants. His deliberate conviction
Tas that there has never been . more
santon, RFAtuitoaa and uniustlfied resort
o the eveF-faiIinR. the ever poisonous
,emedy Of ooereieD.
Mr.. BaifouF accused Mr.. Morley Of
SestowiBg adverse criticisms and tnveo-
ives upon measures thai we're - yee
,nknown. GIadssone In 1881 told the
House to consider not only the amount
u crime, bat its obsFaoteF and What y
sas aimed at. TIE bill had been
creed on the RoveFnment because she
present ourrent Of crime was aimed 81
be sabversion Of laws.
Paftaa fnta DtnQrnee.
ST. PErKRsBuno, March 22.-It Is re-
ported that K4tkod has fallen into dis
lFaes With the Gear owing TO his co.,
inasd attempts 20 force kussiA into ;
var.
slight shsek AZ meatsae.
RoME, March "a slight shock Il
vas felt yesterday 81 Men
one, where the people are still oAmpinG
Iut under tenoc rary shelter.
rhe nsaae 81 Commoas IN Session
An Atght.
LoxDoH. March rs q. ~. - The
House. Of Commons has been sitting all
siRht and is still In ssaai0a. The gov
,rnment has been trying 30 dispose Of
he Naval and Owl Service bills. bus
he Home Rnie members BY obisotinG
have prevented any action being taken.
Two hundred aud sixty members are
present. There is no psospeot Of an
very sosu.
las ,. N The Hsnss OF Commons
has jnat adi1urned. Before FisimR The
Jivil Service bills wers p aased.
ON ahs 0geen'a 5mbaiee.
A naval review will tske piacs on July
Sd 30 celebrate the Qassnis Jubilee.
fhs members Of the House Of Commons
~ill witness ths evolutioEs Of the var
lhips.
Aafhe LHnealm ApFtmm Meeafng.
LoxD0E. March z3.-The Brookisy
takes At Ave fRrl0nRs foE tw0 year oiaa
Il the Lincoln spring meetinR weFs son
1v O YounR'a colt. Volcano, by q bead.
The Daks Of Portland's ReidinR. Salt-
1eiFe, Vas sec0. a, aud Ls0pold De
colt, Sasa Fern, third.
There wsre twenty starters
Italian MaEaereF Arrested.
PAHI4. HsFeh 22.-An Italian namad
fssuKiui has been RTfealed, charged
zith maFdsFinR Nine. RsRnaslt aad
1sF maid. quantity Of bloody cloth
ne wss f0und is hts apartment. The
naFdsFsF has confessed.
RE Charge AGainss the Anarehiaaa.
vKnxa, MsFeh z2.-The leaders Of